Record #:

16680

Author(s):

Beane, Jeff

Abstract:

North Carolina is known for its salamander diversity; however one stands out from the rest and that is the Eastern hellbender. It inhabits clean, cold rivers and larger streams, and in the state they are found in the western mountain rivers. They can measure up to two feet and have a brown mottled coloration.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 76 Issue 3, May/June 2012, p18-23, il

Subject(s):

Salamanders; Hellbenders (Salamander)